diff --git a/backend/fichier/api.go b/backend/fichier/api.go
index d75869a25..c0e3843dc 100644
--- a/backend/fichier/api.go
+++ b/backend/fichier/api.go
@@ -408,6 +408,32 @@ func (f *Fs) moveFile(ctx context.Context, url string, folderID int, rename stri
 	return response, nil
 }
 
+func (f *Fs) moveDir(ctx context.Context, folderID int, newLeaf string, destinationFolderID int) (response *MoveDirResponse, err error) {
+	request := &MoveDirRequest{
+		FolderID:            folderID,
+		DestinationFolderID: destinationFolderID,
+		Rename:              newLeaf,
+		// DestinationUser:     destinationUser,
+	}
+
+	opts := rest.Opts{
+		Method: "POST",
+		Path:   "/folder/mv.cgi",
+	}
+
+	response = &MoveDirResponse{}
+	err = f.pacer.Call(func() (bool, error) {
+		resp, err := f.rest.CallJSON(ctx, &opts, request, response)
+		return shouldRetry(ctx, resp, err)
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("couldn't move dir: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
 func (f *Fs) copyFile(ctx context.Context, url string, folderID int, rename string) (response *CopyFileResponse, err error) {
 	request := &CopyFileRequest{
 		URLs:     []string{url},
diff --git a/backend/fichier/fichier.go b/backend/fichier/fichier.go
index 25df3d971..4a2caf5bf 100644
--- a/backend/fichier/fichier.go
+++ b/backend/fichier/fichier.go
@@ -488,6 +488,51 @@ func (f *Fs) Move(ctx context.Context, src fs.Object, remote string) (fs.Object,
 	return dstObj, nil
 }
 
+// DirMove moves src, srcRemote to this remote at dstRemote
+// using server-side move operations.
+//
+// Will only be called if src.Fs().Name() == f.Name()
+//
+// If it isn't possible then return fs.ErrorCantDirMove.
+//
+// If destination exists then return fs.ErrorDirExists.
+//
+// This is complicated by the fact that we can't use moveDir to move
+// to a different directory AND rename at the same time as it can
+// overwrite files in the source directory.
+func (f *Fs) DirMove(ctx context.Context, src fs.Fs, srcRemote, dstRemote string) error {
+	srcFs, ok := src.(*Fs)
+	if !ok {
+		fs.Debugf(srcFs, "Can't move directory - not same remote type")
+		return fs.ErrorCantDirMove
+	}
+
+	srcID, _, _, dstDirectoryID, dstLeaf, err := f.dirCache.DirMove(ctx, srcFs.dirCache, srcFs.root, srcRemote, f.root, dstRemote)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	srcIDnumeric, err := strconv.Atoi(srcID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	dstDirectoryIDnumeric, err := strconv.Atoi(dstDirectoryID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var resp *MoveDirResponse
+	resp, err = f.moveDir(ctx, srcIDnumeric, dstLeaf, dstDirectoryIDnumeric)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't rename leaf: %w", err)
+	}
+	if resp.Status != "OK" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't rename leaf: %s", resp.Message)
+	}
+
+	srcFs.dirCache.FlushDir(srcRemote)
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Copy src to this remote using server side move operations.
 func (f *Fs) Copy(ctx context.Context, src fs.Object, remote string) (fs.Object, error) {
 	srcObj, ok := src.(*Object)
@@ -561,6 +606,7 @@ func (f *Fs) PublicLink(ctx context.Context, remote string, expire fs.Duration,
 var (
 	_ fs.Fs              = (*Fs)(nil)
 	_ fs.Mover           = (*Fs)(nil)
+	_ fs.DirMover        = (*Fs)(nil)
 	_ fs.Copier          = (*Fs)(nil)
 	_ fs.PublicLinker    = (*Fs)(nil)
 	_ fs.PutUncheckeder  = (*Fs)(nil)
diff --git a/backend/fichier/structs.go b/backend/fichier/structs.go
index aed910576..289aa64b7 100644
--- a/backend/fichier/structs.go
+++ b/backend/fichier/structs.go
@@ -70,6 +70,22 @@ type MoveFileResponse struct {
 	URLs    []string `json:"urls"`
 }
 
+// MoveDirRequest is the request structure of the corresponding request
+type MoveDirRequest struct {
+	FolderID            int    `json:"folder_id"`
+	DestinationFolderID int    `json:"destination_folder_id,omitempty"`
+	DestinationUser     string `json:"destination_user"`
+	Rename              string `json:"rename,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// MoveDirResponse is the response structure of the corresponding request
+type MoveDirResponse struct {
+	Status  string `json:"status"`
+	Message string `json:"message"`
+	OldName string `json:"old_name"`
+	NewName string `json:"new_name"`
+}
+
 // CopyFileRequest is the request structure of the corresponding request
 type CopyFileRequest struct {
 	URLs     []string `json:"urls"`